CORONER	an official whose job is to discover the cause of sb's death, esp. if it was sudden or unusual
CONVICT (verb + noun)	(declare) someone (to be) guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or of a judge
CONVICTION	the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law
CONTRABAND	goods that are brought into a country illegally, especially to avoid tax
CORRUPTION	dishonest, illegal or immoral behaviour, especially from someone in power
COURT	the place where trial is held
CRIME	an illegal act for which someone can be punished by the government
CRIMINAL	someone who is guilty of a crime or several crimes
CROSS - EXAMINE	ask someone questions to see if they are telling the truth
CULPRIT	a person who is guilty of a crime or doing something wrong
CUSTODY	arrest
DEATH SENTENCE / DEATH PENALTY	punishment of death ordered by a judge
DECLARE	tell the customs official that you're carrying goods on which you should pay tax
DEFENCE	protection or support against attack, criticism, or infection
DEFENDER	someone who defends a person in a court
DEFENDANT	the person in a court who has been accused of doing something illegal
DEFRAUD	to trick someone in order to get their money
DENOUNCE	give information to the police or other authority about sb's illegal political / criminal activities
DENOUNCER	someone who informs against someone else
DENOUNCIATION	the act of accusing someone in public of something bad
DEPORT	make someone leave the country
DISTURBANCE	something that interrupts what you're doing; a situation in which people behave violently
DOCK	the part of a law court where a person who is charged with a crime stands
DO TIME	spend a period of time in prison
DRUG ADDICT	someone who cannot stop taking illegal drugs
DRUG TRAFFICKING	trading in illegal drugs such as heroin, cocaine, LSD etc.
BE ON DUTY	to be working at a particular time
EMBEZZLE	secretly take money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization or business you work for
EMBEZZLEMENT	stealing money from the place where you work
EVICTION	telling someone legally that they must leave the home they are living in
EVIDENCE	facts that show that something exists or is true
EXTRADITION	a legal process to send sb who may be guilty of a crime back to the country where the crime happened
FINE	money that you have to pay as a punishment
FINGERPRINTS	the pattern of curved lines on the end of a finger or thumb that is different in every person
FORBIDDEN	prohibited
FORGE	to make an illegal copy of something in order to deceive
FORGER	someone who makes forged copies
FORGERY	the crime of copying paintings, official documents, banknotes etc.
FRAUD	the crime of deceiving people in order to gain something such as money or goods
FUGITIVE	someone who is trying to avoid to be caught by the police
GOVERNMENT	authority
GUARD	someone whose job is to protect a place or person
UNDER GUARD	protected
GUILT	strong feeling of shame and sadness because you know you have done something wrong
GUILTY	responsible for breaking a law
HANDCUFF	put handcuffs on someone
HANDCUFFS	a pair of metal rings joined by a chain used for holding a prisoner's wrists together